80 Horticultural Memoranda. 



Strawberries may be brought into the hot-house, or placed in a 

 hot-bed, for fruitiiijj. Be careful to supply an abundance of water, 

 and give large quantities of air. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Camellias will now be in full bloom; siip])ly them well with water. 

 As soon as the flowers be;.nii to fall, if all the buds have opened, 

 comnicnce repottinif, shakinjr off the ohi soil if the plants are not in 

 a healthy condition. After this operation is finished, prune off tlie 

 straiTiiliiiir shoots, and give the plants a syringing twice a week. 

 Seeds will now heirin to come up, and the young plants must be wa- 

 tered carefnlly. Inarching may be performed this month. 



Roses, which have been managed properly, will now begin to 

 flower: supply them freely with water. 



Azaleas will begin to bloom this month, and will need good quan- 

 tities of water. Young plants may be repotted now, if they re- 

 quire it. 



Geraniums will need attention now. Repot such as need it; syr- 

 inge the plants occasionally over the foliage, and water more freely 

 at the roots. 



Orange trees may be grafted now, and if the plants require it, re- 

 potted. 



Ericas may be propagated now: by some, it is considered the most 

 favorahle season. Keep the i)lants duly watered, and syringe fre- 

 quently over the foliage. Seeds may be sown now. 



Oxalis Boioiei, now done flowering, will need less supplies of wa- 

 ter. 



Cactuses should now be watered more freely, as they begin to 

 show their flower buds. 



Dahlia roots may be potted now for producing plants for early 

 flowering. As soon as the eyes begin to swell, divide the roots, put- 

 ting one tuber with a good shoot in each pot. 



Calceolarias should be carefully attended to. Give water care- 

 fully, and repot as soon as the plants need it. 



Verbenas which have been wintered in small pots should now be 

 shifted into good soil, and placed in a warm situation near the glass. 



Ten Week Slock seed may now be planted for early blooming in 

 the open garden. 



Annuals of many sorts, wanted to l)loom early, may be now plant- 

 ed in pots in the green-house or hot-bed; such as Phlox Drummondii, 

 Bartonia aurea, Eutoca viscida, coxcombs, China asters, balsams, 

 &c. 



Plants in frames should be uncovered and aired occasionally, when 

 the weather is fine. 



Cuttings of many kinds of green-house plants may now be put in, 

 particularly such as salvias, heliotropes, &c., for turning out into 

 the open border in summer. 



Trevirana coccinea. The roots or corms of this pretty plant 

 should now be separated and potted. 



